Proverbs 24:13-16 in English

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

¹⁴ So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

¹⁶ For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened.

¹⁴ Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: for if thou find it, thine end shall be good, and hope shall not fail thee.

¹⁵ Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.

¹⁶ For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

¹⁴ So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

¹⁴ So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that your throat may be sweetened.

¹⁴ Thus shall you perceive wisdom in your soul: for if you find it, your end shall be good, and hope shall not fail you.

¹⁵ Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.

¹⁶ For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

¹⁴ So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul: if thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

¹⁶ For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My child/son, eat honey, because it is good for you; the honey that drips from honeycombs tastes very sweet.

¹⁴ Similarly, being wise is good for your soul; if you become wise, you will be happy in the future, and God will certainly do for you what you are confidently expecting him to do LIT.

¹⁵ Do not be like wicked people who hide and wait to break into the houses of righteous/good people and rob/steal things.

¹⁶ Even if good people fall down seven/many times, they always stand/get up again, but when a disaster happens to wicked people, it ruins/destroys them.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that your throat may be sweetened.

¹⁴ Thus shall you perceive wisdom in your soul: for if you find it, your end shall be good, and hope shall not fail you.

¹⁵ Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.

¹⁶ For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

¹⁴ so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

¹⁴ so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

¹⁴ so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

¹⁴ So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

¹⁶ For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

¹³ Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

¹⁴ so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

¹⁶ For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

¹³ Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:

¹⁴ So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.

¹⁵ Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.

¹⁶ For a just mall shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.

¹³ My son, eating honey is good for you; the honeycomb tastes sweet.

¹⁴ In the same way, you should know that wisdom is good for you; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.

¹⁵ Don't be like a criminal waiting to ambush the home of good people; don't attack the place where they live.

¹⁶ Those who do right may fall down seven times, and still get up again; but the wicked are brought down by disaster.

¹³ My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.

¹⁴ So shall the knowledge of wisdome be vnto thy soule, if thou finde it, and there shall be an ende, and thine hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

¹⁶ For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;

¹⁴ So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul; if thou hast found it, then shall there be a future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting-place;

¹⁶ For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; And the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

¹⁴ So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: When thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, And thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Spoil not his resting place:

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: But the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹³ Eat honey, my son, because it is good; and the fine honey, which is sweet to thy palate:

¹⁴ So obtain the knowledge of wisdom for thy soul: when thou hast found her, then shall there be a happy future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Lie not in wait, O wicked man! against the dwelling of the righteous; waste not his resting-place;

¹⁶ For though the righteous were to fall seven times, he will rise up again; but the wicked shall stumble into misfortune.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, That thy throat may be sweetened.

¹⁴ Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: For if thou find it, thine end shall be good, And hope shall not fail thee.

¹⁵ Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: Neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.

¹⁶ For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: But the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

¹³ Eat honey, my son, for it is good, And the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste;

¹⁴ So learn thou wisdom for thy soul! When thou hast found it, there shall be a reward, And thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Plot not, O wicked man! against the habitation of the righteous; Spoil not his resting-place!

¹⁶ For though the righteous fall seven times, yet shall he rise up again; But the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

¹⁴ so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the upright. Don’t destroy his resting place:

¹⁶ for a upright man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My son, eat honey because it is good, because the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.

¹⁴ Such is wisdom for your soul— if you find it, there will be a future and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Do not lie in wait like the wicked person who attacks the house of the righteous person. Do not destroy his home!

¹⁶ For the righteous person falls down seven times and rises again, but wicked people are brought down by calamity.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

¹⁴ so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

¹⁴ so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste:

¹⁴ So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul: when thou hast found it , then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked man , against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting-place:

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

¹⁴ so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

¹⁴ so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵ Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb for it is full sweet to thy throat.

¹⁴ So and the teaching of wisdom is good to thy soul; and when thou hast found it, thou shalt have hope in the last things, and thine hope shall not perish.

¹⁵ Ambush thou not, and seek not wickedness in the house of a just or rightwise man, neither waste thou, his resting place.

¹⁶ For a just or rightwise man shall fall seven times in the day, and shall rise again; but wicked men shall fall into evil.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb for it is full sweet to thy throat.

¹⁴ So and the teaching of wisdom is good to thy soul; and when thou hast found it, thou shalt have hope in the last things, and thine hope shall not perish. (And so the teaching of wisdom is good for thy soul; and when thou hast found it, thou shalt have hope unto the end, and thy hope shall never perish.)

¹⁵ Ambush thou not, and seek not (to bring) wickedness in the house of a just man, neither waste thou, his rest(ing) (place). (Do not thou ambush, and do not seek to bring wickedness into the house of a righteous person, nor destroy thou his resting place.)

¹⁶ For a just man shall fall seven times in the day, and shall rise again; but wicked men shall fall into evil. (For a righteous person shall fall seven times in a day, and shall rise up again each time; but the wicked shall fall into evil, and shall never get out of it.)

¹³ Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.

¹⁴ So is the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

¹⁶ For seven times doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.